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A Shock to the System is a 1990 American black comedy film directed by Jan Egleson and starring Michael Caine, Swoosie Kurtz, Elizabeth McGovern, and Peter Riegert. It is based on the 1984 novel A Shock to the System by British author Simon Brett. The film was released on March 23, 1990 and received generally positive reviews from critics.
Mar 23, 1990 · Graham Marshall (Michael Caine) is a frustrated executive who accidentally kills a beggar and decides to get away with it. This 1990 film is a black comedy based on a novel by Simon Brett, with Elizabeth McGovern and Peter Riegert.
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- Comedy, Crime, Thriller
- Jan Egleson
- 1990-03-23
Mar 23, 1990 · A dark comedy thriller starring Michael Caine as a corporate climber who commits murder and gets away with it. Roger Ebert praises the film's clever plot, irony and performances, and contrasts it with the conventional niceness of other movies.
Rent A Shock to the System on Prime Video, or buy it on Prime Video. Aided by Michael Caine's finely layered performance, A Shock to the System finds dark comedy in the cutthroat...
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- Jan Egleson
- R
- Michael Caine
Jun 27, 2017 · A Shock To The System (1990) - Official Trailer - YouTube. Shout! Studios. 707K subscribers. Subscribed. 154. 26K views 6 years ago. Subscribe to SHOUTFACTORY: http://bit.ly/1nm0dKP...
- 1 min
- 27K
- Shout! Studios
70% Comedy 1990. R. 1h 27m. After suffering a brain-altering electrocution, an English businessman in New York turns to murder -- first his wife, then his new boss. Michael Caine, Elizabeth McGovern, Peter Riegert. Get Started.
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A Madison Avenue executive kills a panhandler and his wife by accident and tries to cover up his crimes. But a missing cigarette lighter and a police detective threaten to expose him.
